So his departure is welcomed by many frustrated Rays fans in Tampa...but it's not clear if much will change in the Stadium Saga. Wolfe's mentee, Jackie Kovilaritch, takes over as the city's top attorney.

She's no stranger to Rays discussions; Mayor Rick Kriseman tasked her - not Wolfe - with drafting the tricky Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) he negotiated last fall with the team. And numerous attorneys I spoke with complimented her handiwork, including Wolfe:

I asked #StPete city attorney John Wolfe if he liked the city's final #Rays deal - he paused, then repeated mayor's line that it was "fair."